MacArthur lost against Jay back in November of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The MacArthur Brahmas were outmatched by the Jay Mustangs and fell 87-41. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1120th, while the Mustangs are ranked 21st).
Savastain Espinoza-Carson
| 12/13/24 vs Jay | 13 |
| 12/06/24 vs Jefferson | 12 |
| 12/10/24 @ Southwest | 8 |
| 12/06/24 vs Churchill | 1 |
Despite the defeat, MacArthur saw an underclassman step up: freshman Savastain Espinoza-Carson almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Espinoza-Carson has scored all season. Santana Hawkins was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.
Jarrius Jackson Jr was his usual excellent self, going 13 of 22 on his way to 30 points and three steals for Jay. That's the most points Jackson Jr has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachariah Linson, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.
MacArthur is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13. As for Jay, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
MacArthur and Southside will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. MacArthur is facing Southside at the right time seeing as Southside is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. Jay will take on Harlandale in a holiday battle at at 8:00 p.m. on December 20th. Jay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.4 points per game this season.
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